John Keefe

John Keefe is a journalist, tinkerer and professional beginner based in New York City. He's been playing with circuits and new technologies since he was a child, and loves helping other beginners explore their digital and physical words. He once tried to make -- and write about -- something new every week for a year, and that effort led to his first book, "Family Projects for Smart Objects." John works in public media, helps journalists navigate new technologies, teaches college students at New York-area journalism schools and runs hands-on "blinky" workshops for children.